Sterling Ranch residents enjoyed a fun cattle drive last Sunday. Twenty or so cowboys and cowgirls did an excellent job of working the cattle so everyone had a safe and enjoyable day. We thank everyone for being respectful of the distance needed during the day moving 40-50 head of cattle through Sterling Ranch. We had planned to have some Texas Longhorn cattle included in the drive but when they were being rounded up they were just too hard to keep with the herd and we did not want to take any chances on someone being hurt.
The cattle now on Sterling Ranch will be joined by another one hundred head coming from their summer range to winter on Sterling Ranch. They will move from Sterling Ranch pasture to pasture as part of our rotational grazing (working around construction). In April they will be on Sterling Ranch north of Titan Road where they will have their calves. When the calves are stable and in good shape, they will move to their summer pastures in the area. So, for the next few months, they will be residents of Sterling Ranch. Please be respectful and not get in the corrals with them as the cows are very strong and can hurt people.
The cattle are an important part of the Sterling Ranch Prairie Management Plan and help build the ecosystem here for future generations. Sterling Ranch is pioneering the concepts and we appreciate comments, thoughts, and suggestions to the CAB as this is a long-term land management plan that involves all of us.
Again, thank you for your interest, participation, and cooperation with the stewardship of the lands of Sterling Ranch.
